| OCR Text |
Show pOTBAmEPL readily as the smaller battleplanes and answered to all requirements. Other machines of the same type are In process of manufacture and will he turned out In a steady stream from now on. Machine Being Built at Cleveland Shows Up Well in the Tests. Cleveland, O. A new type of battleplane battle-plane Is now being turned out here at (he new plant of the Glenn L. Martin company, and lhe first of the planes, now being put through Its acceptance tests, has shown exceptional maneuvering maneuv-ering ability for Its size, as well as speed In climbing and straightaway il.vlng. The new Martin plane Is much larger Iban the battleplanes now In use by the allies In Europe. It has a wing spread of 75 feet and Is powered with two 100-horscpowcr motors, in addition to regular equipment II has a carrying capacity of 2, ino pounds, ami Is said to be so constructed that there Is no "blind" spot, or line of apinoach which Its guns do not cover. The machine, equipped wbh machine ma-chine guns, showed on first test flights that 11 could be handled as |
